Recent content by Simpleminded Rob

I shoot these in a suppressed Mk II and they cycle fine. You can hear the bolt click, but that's all.

I believe Bond was forced by MI to switch away from his Beretta 25 ACP because Q felt it was "a ladies gun."

Some free advice--don't do it! In retrospect, I am now sorry for every firearm I ever sold/traded off/got rid of. Hold on to it. Save up and buy whatever suits, but don't ever sell 1) land, or 2) firearms.

Don't know about St. Louis area, but I live in central Missouri and finding an Alaskan was zero problem.

I've tried all sorts, and found that Herrett ambi checkered walnut grips suit me best on my MkII.

Interesting commonalities here. I also grew up with a Mossberg (44US) bolt action. Never got a 10-22 until I was in my '50's.

The leather holster in the photo is a Bandito. It's a great rig for carrying a large, and especially a scoped, revolver. I use it for my 9.5-in SRH.

Years ago, a number of us spent countless hours firing on a military indoor range. And hours casting bullets in the anteroom. I mean we shot thousands (perhaps hundreds of thousands) of full military .223, .45, and handloaded center fire pistol rounds with cast lead bullets. Then, higher HQ...

I have a 2X Leupold on my 9.5 SRH and that combination has worked fine.

I have a set of Hoague wood grips for my Alaskan, but use them only when I carry it with downloaded .454 cartridges. Otherwise, use the rubber or rubber-and-wood grips. I do like the look of the all-wood grips better.

Although it's prudent to be concerned about lead (and other toxic materials), don't let it stop you from reloading. I have reloaded for 30 years, cast bullets for most of that time, and shot on an indoor range with others who cast even more than I did. We all had lead blood levels tested after...